feel so ill

redpoppy
redpoppy Member Posts: 108
edited 3. Feb 2009, 19:53 in Living with Arthritis archive
i feel so ill today,feel like chopping my fingers off.3 of my fingers have fixed since last night cant bend them.cudnt even use my knife and fork tonight.i ache all over my body.im just hopeing and praying this is just due to the weather.it does affect me realy badly.i know there will be lots of othe people affected in the same way.nobody in my family understands it even though i try to explain.thanks for letting me moan.

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  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad today - It really is frustrating isn't it?

    I know that the weather doesn't help, and often makes my joints worse, butI find if you can find things to do to keep your mind occupied that may help you to cope in the short term. (i do puzzles, or jigsaws etc)

    Don't laugh ........ :lol::lol: go on then, laugh all you like :lol::lol::lol: .............. yesterday my hands hurt so much I was wearing my big thick gloves INSIDE :shock: :shock: :roll: :roll:

    we do whatever it takes sometimes!!! :wink:
  • redpoppy
    redpoppy Member Posts: 108
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi wonky thanks for making me laugh :) .i was actuly thinking of getting sone of them fingerless gloves then i thought whats the point as the ends of my fingers would still be uncoverd and feel the cold.i could actualy cut my fingers off today they hurt so bad.the cold weather as always made me worse,roll on summer.ive just started taking 20mg of leflunomide my rheumys hoping it will work,i was on 10mg.just coverd my fingers in voltarol and took painkillers hope i can sleep.thanks for your reply i dont feel so alone now. :)
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    redpoppy wrote:
    Hi Redpoppy,
    I'm sorry your not too well today and the weather doesn't help much does it? I can't give any advice on how to feel better but I can really vouch for the fingerless glooves! Your finger tips may still be cold but they don't half keep your hands warm and if you need to try and do someting you don't have to remove them as you may have to big glooves.
    Hi Wonkeylegs there nothing wrong with glooves on in doors, I sat here tonight in a fleece and padded shirt and a body warmer in front of my bit of fire ( the rest is being hogged by the 4 legged heat vampires) and still shivering. Spring isn't too far away now.
    You both take care and Redpoppy I really hope tomorrow will be a better day for you. Cris
  • poppy30
    poppy30 Member Posts: 67
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just wanted to send you electronic hugs! I'm really sore today and am blaming it on the rubbish weather! :x
    Do think about giving the fingerless gloves a try..... my fabulous Mum knitted me a pair that have a flap and turn into mittens (hope you know what I mean from the description! :oops: :oops: ) I kept them on once I got to work today as my fingers were sore and it made typing a little easier.... almost like little support bandages for each finger! :lol:

    Roll on summer...eh!!

    Poppy x
  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy what a great name I call my grangaughter poppy, anyway just wanted to let you know i hope your feeling better soon. I'm sure your right this weather doesent help. Take Care
    Colin
  • jeannie2
    jeannie2 Member Posts: 135
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy,
    If it's any comfort, I feel the same. Damn this weather. Then later in the year I suppose I'll find it's too hot! Never satisfied.

    Made me smile .... doing jigsaws with thick gloves on!!! What a talent! Must come and get some lessons.
    Jeannie
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,086
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Redpoppy
    Did you manage to sleep ok?
    You have all my sympathy
    Take care
    Toni x
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I woke up in the early hours this morning, and one of my fingers, the index one on the right hand, was so painful and swollen :shock: the others where fairly OK, just a bit achey as usual. It sounds stupid to lie awake with a pain in one finger! :) Hope you feel better soon. Love Sue
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Think the fingerless gloves idea is a very good one - my problem would be that I'd have to battle to get them on and then I'd need the loo and have to take them off again :x :shock:

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • colinone
    colinone Member Posts: 1,039
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Poppy
    Just thought i would drop in on you and see how your feeling today
    Colin
  • redpoppy
    redpoppy Member Posts: 108
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi everyone,thanks for your kind words and support just knowing im not on my own makes me feel a whole lot better.i did sleep ok last night and today my fingers have been a bit better.i managed to use my knife and fork at tea time too.ive been food shopping today but had help from my mum and step dad.we are lucky as we didnt get much snow here.i will invest in some fingerless gloves i think anythings worth a try.i think i need a new set of crockery too as i keep dropping mine they all have big chips out of them.lol.they seem to slip through my fingers so easily.im sure you all know what i mean. :)
  • poppy30
    poppy30 Member Posts: 67
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Glad you're a bit better today.
    I know what you mean about broken crockery..... we are down to our last glass as I have dropped the rest! :oops: My other half has said that's he's not buying any more and is going to get me some plastic cups instead!!!!! :lol: :roll:

    Poppy x
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Fingerless gloves make walking the dog a ot easier - otherwise I have to stop and take my gloves off every time she needs a treat from my pocket. Since she only behaves in front of other dogs if rewarded, I spend half my life taking gloves on and off!!!!

    PS - in case of confusion over my earlier post ....I'm aftraid I have not yet mastered doing jigsaws in thick gloves ........ but fingerless gloves may work :wink:
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    As a user of fingerless glooves all the time I can not praise em enough! Wonkeylegs I do stuff that can be a bit small and I have to be vaugly precise and I don't need to take them off. The thin ones may well work for jig-saws Mine are well used and I even have a pair for best!
    Legs get the cheep ones, they are often in pound shops or at the markets if you have any near you. The cheep ones are not so well made and become loose quicker and are very easy to get on and off. I sometimes can just slide them on useing my leg. I promise you they are worth a try.
    Our snow is starting to melt, I hope your all as lucky. Take care, Cris

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